Type of Presentation

Workshop (1 hour and 15 minutes)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Location

PARB 126

Abstract

As instructors of information literacy, our goal is to equip learners with the skills needed to critically evaluate, use, and create information effectively and ethically. Listening and speaking skills are vital, as the information proficient learner listens to information, asks questions, and synthesizes the information with which they interact.

As instructors, we model these skills and behaviors within and outside of classrooms and libraries. We teach learners how to read information, model metacognitive skills, and support learners with how to effectively articulate their findings and new knowledge. We recognize that our pedagogy extends beyond the traditional classroom, which can include other learning spaces, such as meeting spaces. Taking a broader understanding of “learners” can include traditional students as well as our colleagues and teaching moments can abound within these interactions.

As teachers, we must model and set learners up for success in classrooms and meeting spaces and ensure they are inclusive and productive. This involves best practices of teaching and instructional design: understanding learner characteristics, creating effective learning outcomes, designing assessment to measure learning, creating effective instructional materials, and using feedback and reflection to improve our teaching.

In this workshop, learn how to apply best practices of teaching and learning to your meetings in order to make them more productive and inclusive. Participants will have time to plan an upcoming meeting or revise a past meeting in this workshop.

Presentation Description

In this workshop, participants will learn how to use best teaching and learning practices to make meetings with students and colleagues more inclusive and productive. Participants will have time to create a plan for an upcoming meeting or revise a past meeting.

Session Goals

Apply best practices of teaching and learning to meetings to improve their efficacy and inclusion of all participants and learners.

Keywords

instructional design, lifelong learning, professional development, communication skills, best practices teaching and learning, meeting facilitation

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

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Feb 22nd, 10:15 AM Feb 22nd, 11:30 AM

Using Best Practices of Teaching and Learning to Make Your Meetings More Inclusive and Productive

PARB 126

As instructors of information literacy, our goal is to equip learners with the skills needed to critically evaluate, use, and create information effectively and ethically. Listening and speaking skills are vital, as the information proficient learner listens to information, asks questions, and synthesizes the information with which they interact.

As instructors, we model these skills and behaviors within and outside of classrooms and libraries. We teach learners how to read information, model metacognitive skills, and support learners with how to effectively articulate their findings and new knowledge. We recognize that our pedagogy extends beyond the traditional classroom, which can include other learning spaces, such as meeting spaces. Taking a broader understanding of “learners” can include traditional students as well as our colleagues and teaching moments can abound within these interactions.

As teachers, we must model and set learners up for success in classrooms and meeting spaces and ensure they are inclusive and productive. This involves best practices of teaching and instructional design: understanding learner characteristics, creating effective learning outcomes, designing assessment to measure learning, creating effective instructional materials, and using feedback and reflection to improve our teaching.

In this workshop, learn how to apply best practices of teaching and learning to your meetings in order to make them more productive and inclusive. Participants will have time to plan an upcoming meeting or revise a past meeting in this workshop.